Neto Borges

Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto (born 13 September 1996), commonly known as Neto Borges or simply Borges, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Genk.

Borges
Personal information
Full name Vivaldo Borges dos Santos Neto
Date of birth (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996
Place of birth Saubara, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama (on loan from Genk)
Number 33
Youth career
Boca Júnior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Boca Júnior 13 (0)
2017 Itabaiana 5 (0)
2017 Atlético Tubarão 0 (0)
2018–2019 Hammarby 27 (0)
2019– Genk 8 (0)
2020– → Vasco da Gama (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

Brazil

Neto Borges emerged into playing regular first team football in 2017, spending part of the year at Boca Júnior and Itabaiana.[1] He later went to Clube Atlético Tubarão and featured as the club won their first Copa Santa Catarina title in late 2017.[2]

Hammarby IF

Ahead of the 2018 season, Neto Borges transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan. He signed a three and a half-year deal with the Swedish club.[3] He made his league debut for Hammarby on 1 April against Sirius in a 3–1 home win, playing the full 90 minutes.[3]

Borges went on to play 26 games for the club in Allsvenskan, providing 4 assists, as Hammarby finished 4th in the league. He was chosen one of the eleven best players of the 2018 season by Cmore Sports, Fotbollskanalen and Playmaker.[4]

Genk

On 3 January 2019, Borges completed a transfer to Genk in the Belgian First Division A.[5] He signed a three and a half-year contract with the club, with an option for a further.[6] Hammarby confirmed that they received a club-record fee for Borges,[5] reportedly set between €5 million and €6 million.[7][8] On August 5th 2020 it was announced that Borges had agreed a contract to play with Brazilian Club CR Vasco da Gama until July 2021. [9]

Honours

Club
Clube Atlético Tubarão
Genk
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References
  1. "Neto Borges é um dos destaques do Campeonato Sueco e falou com exclusividade ao Esportes Mais". Esportesmais. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. "Do Tubarão de Santa Catarina a destaque do futebol sueco: conheça o lateral Neto Borges". Globo. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. "Hammarby värvar ytterback – Neto Borges klar". Hammarby Fotboll. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "Årets lag i allsvenskan - fyra guldmakare tar plats". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. "Neto Borges till KRC Genk" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. "Neto Borges tekent in Genk!" (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. "Hammarbys prislapp på brassen - på väg mot succéaffär" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. "Säljer Borges – för en rekordsumma" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/vasco/noticia/vasco-negocia-com-time-belga-para-contratar-o-lateral-esquerdo-neto-borges.ghtml
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